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Does the numbness ever go away.....I just feel nothing. Week 3 and anxiety seems bit better but this dark cloud just hanging over me. Spent all day in bed as just go no motivation for life at all. 😫
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jan713 nicola48225
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If your feeling numbed it could be one of three things..... medication dosage should get adjusted, or medication is its just not working for you. It's the worst feeling. Numb.
karin88115 nicola48225
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hi Nicola, week 3 is far too early to really feel any benefits. You are still in major adjustment stage. By week 7 things should be much improved and if you dont feel pretty good by 10 weeks, then i would definitely talk to your doctor.
Its a long long slow journey with so many ups and downs, you are going to want to give up.
Ive gone from never leaving the house, lying on the couch in my pjs, not eating and basically just existing.....to just having returned from housesitting in another country for a month!
keep going, dont be hard on yourself
and use this forum whenever you need reassurance xx
nicola48225 karin88115
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thank you that has given me hope to push on.....does the tiredness get better too.
julie95nicole nicola48225
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honey i have to tell you - hang in there. it took me a full 3-4 months before things were alot better. im on 75mg and it worked for me even though i spent weeks thinking it wouldn't. but it finally did!! antidepressints take time some faster for others. just hang in there.
jan713 nicola48225
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You will be fine I promise you, uts a journey but your not alone. if you need to privately message me your more than welcomed to. Last year it was bad for me almost lost my job bit i kept going exercise helps a lot and talking about what you are feeling physically and emotionally. if you need to cry don't hold it in.... cry helps alot. try a app on your phone called headspace. if you need me message me. you're not alone. there is light at the end of it all. if you believe in God know he will get you through it all. BIG HUG!!
matt74045 nicola48225
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There is research that suggests there is a normal progression the people go through with anti-depressants, starting with relief from anxiety, then depression, and then anhedonia (inability to feel joy, perhaps the same feeling of being numb). Below is a link to a study that found that. And it has been my experience using Sertraline as well. That numb feeling is very hard to live with. But, it does go away. And check out my post from yesterday (Story of hope and some other thing to try). There are some things that research has found that can improve the effectiveness of SSRIs.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11123488